Easter egger & Americauna genders?

[ecb4156]

Only the blue has slate legs, the other two have the greenish willow colored legs that is a sign they are Easter eggers not ameraucana.

Okay and this may be a stupid question but, what’s the difference between a americauna and arcauna?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Okay and this may be a stupid question but, what’s the difference between a americauna and arcauna?

Well for starters those spellings are incorrect. Ameraucanas are tailed with beards and muffs and slate legs and always lay blue eggs. Araucanas are rumpless have tufts or can be clean faced and have yellow or willow legs and always lay blue eggs.
Alternate spelling of Ameraucana is indicative of Easter Eggers being passed off as true Ameraucanas or the people just don’t know better.

 

[ecb4156]

Well for starters those spellings are incorrect. Ameraucanas are tailed with beards and muffs and slate legs and always lay blue eggs. Araucanas are rumpless have tufts or can be clean faced and have yellow or willow legs and always lay blue eggs.
Alternate spelling of Ameraucana is indicative of Easter Eggers being passed off as true Ameraucanas or the people just don’t know better.

That was kinda rude. It was just a question. I didn’t know how to spell it but thank you

 

[annageckos]

That was kinda rude. It was just a question. I didn’t know how to spell it but thank you

It wasn't meant as rude. Hatcheries intentionally misspell the names so people think they are getting something the are not. It wasn't a jab at you. It is just most of the time when people ask about their americanas they are EE. Americana = Easter Egger.

 

[cleoandtheflock]

Easter egger pullets

 

[Frazzemrat1]

AMERAUCANAS


Ameraucanas are a pure breed that has been recognized by the APA (American Poultry Association) since 1984. They were most likely originally bred from South American blue egg laying breeds but were developed and standardized in the United States. They come in eight distinct colors including, Blue, Black, White and Wheaten, which all share these distinct Ameraucana traits:

Peacomb

Muffs and beard

Red earlobes

Tail

Blue legs

White foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


ARAUCANAS

Araucanas are more rare than Amerauacanas and harder to find. They are also a pure breed and have been recognized by the APA since 1976. They originated in Chile most likely and come in five colors including black, white, duckwing silver and golden. Araucanas all share these distinct Araucana traits:

Peacomb

Ear tufts (this gene is lethal to developing chicks if inherited by both parents)

Red earlobes

Rumpless (no tail)

Green or willow-colored legs (Yellow on white birds)

Yellow foot bottoms

Always lay blue eggs


EASTER EGGERS

Easter Eggers are not a recognized breed. They are mongrels or mutts - mixed breed chickens that do possess the blue egg gene, but don't fully meet the breed specifications of either Araucanas or Ameraucanas. They can come in any color or combination of colors and share these traits:

Any kind of comb

Muffs/beard/ear tufts or none

Any color earlobes

Tail or tail-less

Any color legs

Any color foot bottoms

Can lay blue but also sometimes lay green, tan, pink or even yellow

 

[sourland]

Well for starters those spellings are incorrect. Ameraucanas are tailed with beards and muffs and slate legs and always lay blue eggs. Araucanas are rumpless have tufts or can be clean faced and have yellow or willow legs and always lay blue eggs.
Alternate spelling of Ameraucana is indicative of Easter Eggers being passed off as true Ameraucanas or the people just don’t know better.

Well said, and I have seen enough of your posts to know that it was intended to be informative rather than rude.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

That was kinda rude. It was just a question. I didn’t know how to spell it but thank you

I’m very sorry if my post came across as rude it wasn’t my intention. Hatcheries and feed stores are to blame for the other spellings of Ameraucana. If you see birds sold as “Americanas” or “Ameracanas” you can be sure that they are selling Easter Eggers.
There are no hatcheries to date that sell true rumpless Araucana in the USA and hopefully it will stay that way.
Again I am sorry that my post came across as rude it was not my intention at all.

 

[ecb4156]

I’m very sorry if my post came across as rude it wasn’t my intention. Hatcheries and feed stores are to blame for the other spellings of Ameraucana. If you see birds sold as “Americanas” or “Ameracanas” you can be sure that they are selling Easter Eggers.
There are no hatcheries to date that sell true rumpless Araucana in the USA and hopefully it will stay that way.
Again I am sorry that my post came across as rude it was not my intention at all.

its okay! i just personally didnt know how to spell it, thank you for the apology. also thank you for the explanation!